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    Alert Theft at Roncesvalles

    I have been backpacking for 40 plus years. I always wear a money belt under my clothes plus a bum bag with my phone over my clothes. They go to the shower with me. Even the bum bag goes in the sleeping bag. I wear the money belt to bed. The only time I don't do this is when i rent a locker...
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    VDLP two weeks in

    I do understand how you are feeling. I did the camino from Le Puy in France with school girl french and about six English speaking pilgrims. There were plenty of little villages but it was nowhere near as enjoyable as the CF last year. Have you thought about getting on a bus to CF?
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    Would a summer sleeping bag be enough on the Camino Frances (and possibly camino Invierno) in September/October?

    Hi. I walked CF last October. The first two weeks were hot above 30 degrees Celsius and the third and fourth week it was cold and wet. I took a 600 gm Decathlon sleeping bag 60 Australian dollars and it was fine10-20 degrees Celsius . A lot of the private albergues had blankets and the...
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    Injinji Wool Liners Only?

    I have wide feet and have trouble getting shoes to fit. I have worn ininji sox solo but not by choice. I purchased New Balance shoes with vibram soles in my size however they weren't big enough. I had worn this size in New Balance runners for years Previously I wore ininji sox and merino...
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    Sleeping bag and lock

    I used a lock a couple of times staying at hostels on the way to the start of the walk..
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    Just a liner or sleeping bag? (Possible weather change)

    I did a CF and a Le Puy camino both in August. I survived with a liner and no sleeping bag. I did have tights and fleece vest to wear to bed.
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    Packing - edition one

    I wore fingerless cycling gloves which saved the sun damage to my hands and also buffered my hands when using my poles.
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    Afraid of top bed without fence

    I managed to get bottom bunks on the CF in October. On two occasions i was given a top bunk despite asking for one. i declined. They found me a bottom bunk. These were both donativos. This is one reason I try not to stay in donativos. A municipal Albergue had run out of bottom bunks so they...
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    Packing - edition one

    Everyone is different. I met a wonderful group of Irish women. One told me she could smell something on the plane on the way home. It was her bra. Her lovely friend acted as the packing police and told them what they could take. Only one bra was allowed. I took 5 crop tops and five undies...
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    Packing - edition one

    I wouldn't take the emergency poncho, or hand warmers. I would take the rain pants. I would add an umbrella.
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    Most Dangerous stage on Camino Frances.?

    I was walking in France One time a car nearly hit me whilst walking on a pedestrian crossing. The car sped through the pedestrian crossing. Another time I was walking on the pavement in a town when a car nearly hit me coming up the alley extremely fast and slammed on the brakes. I was...
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    Poles or No Poles?

    Poles save your precious knees so you will be able to walk more caminos in the future and decrease your chance of falling.
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    Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

    I too have never treated my gear. 3 long caminos and no bed bugs.
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    Bar Etiquette

    I walked with an American pilgrim who had walked the CF the year before. He said he always took the plates back to the bar. I started doing it and the bar workers were very grateful.
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    Bar Etiquette

    Was at the first, very busy bar with only one person serving. He served the guy next to me who came 15 minutes after me. I put my hand up to say what about me and the person serving went ballistic at me in Spanish. It was obvious what he was saying but a woman told me what he said later. At...
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    Oct/Nov

    I walked CF last October, two weeks of sun and two weeks of solid rain. Washers and dryers were expensive. 5 euro each in a lot of places. Good idea to bring a washing bag to place your dirty clothes in making it easier to share washing machine and dryer with other pilgrims and share the cost.
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    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    I find all these 'have to do things' plus packing, travelling etc take a lot of time so it is a relief to get to the start of the camino and just walk. Yeh!
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    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    I have flown with Qatar twice from Australia. Both times I carried on my backpack 38 Litre Osprey Eja with rigid frame. One time I packed walking poles and pocket knife in a cylinder that got checked in. The second time I bought them there with toiletries. One time I had to check in my...
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    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    I would ring your debit card company to check that your card is still valid. I arrived in France to find mine didn't work because they had cancelled it. Always have backup credit and debit cards.
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    Lessons Learned on the Camino - From Leon September 2023

    I walked camino CF last October and had no problem getting a bed in albergues. I didn't prebook only in Roncesvalles. I stayed at Municipal, Donativos and Private albergues.

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